[OpenglNoDRI]"Level"="Recommend""Title"="OpenGL is not using Direct Rendering""Description"="This typically indicates a graphics driver configuration issue and will prevent most 3D games and applications from working correctly."

If you are using LMDE you should not follow those instructions. Those instructions are for debian squeeze to back port from debian testing. LMDE is based on debian testing so there is no need to backport anything.

I am running LMDE with Cinnamon and atm using the fglrx drivers in the repo on the liquorix kernel 3.6 without a problem on my radeon 6520G HD GPU and so should you be able to also.

Thx for help.But trouble not in installing driver, but in Direct Rending support in Crossover\wine.Crossover support said that i have not install 32-bit openGL drivers ... but other utils said that direct rending is ok .... i don`t get it what is wrong ...

sobrus wrote:fglrx in LMDE UP5 repo (12.6 point 1) doesn't work with 32 bit applications like Wine due to a bug.either install 12.6 point 3 from debian sid (apt-pinning) or wait for UP6 (although I don't know if this will be fixed - broken drivers are still in debian testing).

Wow you killing me man! Where i can read about this? I can`t live without games

I've already reported it on forum, but nobody said it will be fixed in LMDE (yet).Im sticking with Catalyst 12.2 until fixed version is available. But since you can't install 12.2 any longer, it seems like you have a problem

You can try to install drivers using different way, some ppl use special script to install newest drivers. As far as i remember it is called "sgfxi".I don't have any experience with it though, so good luck and make backup

I know some people use pinning to add a repository and that's fine. It's a bit complicated.All I do is add the repository and then later mute it out with a # in front of the line when I'm done.So to get the 12.10 Catalyst drivers from the repo add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list

Installing fglrx from sid is very similar to apt-pinning. Just remember to remove debian entry from sources.list afterwards, because it will probably mess your LMDE on next dist-upgrade.This is why apt-pinning is safer.

Lizbeth, you seem to be the resident expert on installing AMD graphics cards correctly for Mint users -- especially for LMDE users (which I am). I am close to making a purchase decision for a Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 low profile card for my Gateway SX2800 desktop, but (of course) I had to insure that others have successfully used this (fairly recent) card themselves. Can you (or anyone else here) comment on the following questions?

- Is the method above (which gets Catalyst/flgrx 12.10 from experimental repositories) the recommended approach?- Or is downloading/installing the zipped 'run' file from AMD (12.10 or 12.11 beta)?

In another thread, you mentioned that 12.11b "addresses many issues with HD 7xxx cards". Since that version is not yet in any Debian/LMDE repositories, it implies that the AMD zip/run file would be required, right? Any idea how long it would be before 12.11b is in the Debian/LMDE repositories?

That's probably not going to happen soon as it is still a beta driver. I am not one who does the decision making... I have nothing to do with the distro production... I'm just a mint debian user who has tracked down some issues with the ati drivers and share what I learned.

Lots of people know more than me, but they seem to be not on the board so much it seems.

lizbeth wrote:Lots of people know more than me, but they seem to be not on the board so much it seems.

Thanks for commenting on the secondary question re: timing of the beta getting into the repos, but do you have any thoughts on my other query i.e. the best method of installation? If I were guessing, maybe the 'safe' answer is to use the older repo 'apt-get' method first, and only if this doesn't provide satisfactory behavior to then try the second 'riskier' method of installing the beta binary from AMD?